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Italia MICHAEL W. EISER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

HAT-FRAME.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application tiled March 26, 1906. Serial No. 307,964.

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citizen of theUnited States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Frames, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to an iniprovement in hat-frames, and more particularly to that class of frames which are composed of metal wire bent to the desired shape and having cross wires or braces in combination with and forming part of the frame.

As ordinarily constructed the frame consists only in the ring-wires and cross-wires; but with this construction, and more par- J ticularly in frames of an irregular shape,

there is a tendency for the Wires to shift their position and alter the shape of the frame.

It is the object of my present invention to provide a suitable brace for holding the shape of the frame, and in accomplishing this object I provide 'the improved details of structure, which will presently be fully described, and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like reference-numerals refer to like parts throughout the severalviews, and in which- Figure l illustrates a frame of a conventional pattern supplied with my improved brace. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a frame of a different pattern, commonly termed turban, also illustrating the application of my device. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a frame of a sailor pattern, illustrata triangular and a one-way brace.

Referring more in detail to the parts, 4 represents the base-wire of the crown, or, as it is commonly termed, the head-size" wire of the frame. 5 is the top crown-wire. 6 are the ring-wires, which in Figs. l and 3 make up the rim and in Fig. 2 form the vertical body I of the frame, and 7 is the edge wire, which in Be itknown that I, MICHAEL W'. Ersnn, a l Figs. l and 3 forms the outer rim-wire and in Fig. 2 the top body-wire of the frame. Extending inwardly from the edge wire 7 or, in Fig. 2, downwardly from said edge wire and thence inwardly to the crown or head-size wire are the transverse wires 8, which, if so desired, may be bent around the head-size wire and also form the cross-wires of the crown, the transverse wires 8 thus becoming the means for spacing apart the several annular wires 4, 5, 6, and 7.

The article described, which forms the cus tomary hat-frame, over which is worked the ornamental part of the hat, or, as it is cornnionly termed, the trimming will thus be seen to comprise annular frame-wires and transverse spacing-Wires. With frames so constructed, and especially with some of the more elaborate patterns, when the frame carries heavy trimming or when subjected to a strong wind the frame will become misshapen and being of a light construction will not have the strength to reshape itself. To obviate this defect, I have provided a brace 9, which extends, preferably, in a triangular formation from the crown to the edge of the rim or, with frames of the pattern shown in Fig. 2, from the base-wire to the upper edge wire of the crown-body as well as from the base of the crown to the base of said body. I prefer to form the base of the triangle on the crown `or head-size wire with the apex in the rim, so that should the frame be bent in either direction there would be practically a direct pull onv one of the base-wires, which would draw the frame back into its original shape as l soon as the pressure is relaxed. This arrangement may, however, be reversed, if desired, or a single diagonal wire 10 provided.

I have shown in the drawings three diiferent styles of frames illustrating my brace as applied to the rim and also to the body of the frame. It can readily be seen, however, that this construction is applicable to the different parts of the frame or to different styles of frames and may be inserted wherever there is a tendency of the parts to become misshapen.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is-` 1. A hat-frame comprising annular frame- Wires, transverse Wires spacing the annular In'testimony whereof I affix my signature frame-Wires apart and the diagonal brace se- 1n presence of two Witnesses.

cured to said annular frame-Wires.

2. A hat-frame comprising annular frame- MICHAEL W' EISER' 5 Wires, transverse Wires spacing the annular Witnesses:

frame-Wires apart and the diagonal V-shaped A. M. MAXWELL,

brace secured to said annular frame-wires. E. E. CARPENTER. 

